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You're welcome.
Here's another, where I think most bots have better conversational skills.
http://notalwaysright.com/a-woman-of-few-words/514
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The Clerk:
As to personality:
I have no formula for personality, but I think a lot of it comes down to habits, assumptions, style, and values.
Habits: For example, many people have particular expressions they repeatedly use. For example, I'm thinking of someone who always says "awesome" when he wants to praise something. Mannerisms. Although such things are in a way superficial, they often contribute greatly to our impression of someone.
Assumptions: Is your bot an optimist or a pessimist about: life in general, the human condition, his own prospects, this point in History, the guest he's chatting with... ? Is he a rationalist, a skeptic, a mystic? Does he think humans in general are noble, or corrupt? Is he inclined to trust people, or is he suspicious?
Style: Deliberate or impulsive? Emotionally controlled or volatile? In general, is he a control freak, or does he go with the flow? Introvert or extravert?
Values: In what order would he rank: Self, immediate family, extended family, local community, region, nation, humanity at large, profession, religion, race/ethnicity? Wealth, friendship, morality, love, power, prestige, serenity, happiness? What inspires him and what disgusts him?
None of the above lists are exhaustive.
As to personality:
I have no formula for personality, but I think a lot of it comes down to habits, assumptions, style, and values.
Habits: For example, many people have particular expressions they repeatedly use. For example, I'm thinking of someone who always says "awesome" when he wants to praise something. Mannerisms. Although such things are in a way superficial, they often contribute greatly to our impression of someone.
Assumptions: Is your bot an optimist or a pessimist about: life in general, the human condition, his own prospects, this point in History, the guest he's chatting with... ? Is he a rationalist, a skeptic, a mystic? Does he think humans in general are noble, or corrupt? Is he inclined to trust people, or is he suspicious?
Style: Deliberate or impulsive? Emotionally controlled or volatile? In general, is he a control freak, or does he go with the flow? Introvert or extravert?
Values: In what order would he rank: Self, immediate family, extended family, local community, region, nation, humanity at large, profession, religion, race/ethnicity? Wealth, friendship, morality, love, power, prestige, serenity, happiness? What inspires him and what disgusts him?
None of the above lists are exhaustive.
The Clerk:
Once you have identified a trait you want your bot to have, consider how it might manifest in dialogue. For example, an introvert will say little, but what he says will often show a lot of thought. An extravert will say a lot more, but it may be in the main rather superficial.
Another possible index of personality that occurs to me is what you might call a person's emotional proclivities: A suspicious, person with a hot temper is quick to anger. Someone else might be inclined to, e.g., nostalgia, sadness, fear, outrage, despair, enthusiasm, joy, ... name any emotion.
Once you have identified a trait you want your bot to have, consider how it might manifest in dialogue. For example, an introvert will say little, but what he says will often show a lot of thought. An extravert will say a lot more, but it may be in the main rather superficial.
Another possible index of personality that occurs to me is what you might call a person's emotional proclivities: A suspicious, person with a hot temper is quick to anger. Someone else might be inclined to, e.g., nostalgia, sadness, fear, outrage, despair, enthusiasm, joy, ... name any emotion.
You're welcome.Here's another, where I think most bots have better conversational skills.
http://notalwaysright.com/a-woman-of-few-words/514
Our friends at Hanson are not doing well: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/28/headless-man-sues-ov.html
I did not know they were missing the Phillip K Dick bot (that was pre Einstein?) and I guess there was no PF issue there, but it is odd to see it in the news with all the "Dick head" puns.
I did not know they were missing the Phillip K Dick bot (that was pre Einstein?) and I guess there was no PF issue there, but it is odd to see it in the news with all the "Dick head" puns.
From what I read, they forgot it in an overhead compartment on a plane. You would think they would (1) insure it and (2) check for it first thing on landing. I'll bet some airline employee doesn't even know what he took home for the kids.
When I was young, my bike was stolen. I made a police report and the officer lectured me and told me it was my fault for not locking it better. I didn't make the world, but I live in it when I have to, if you know what I mean.
When I was young, my bike was stolen. I made a police report and the officer lectured me and told me it was my fault for not locking it better. I didn't make the world, but I live in it when I have to, if you know what I mean.
OK, what do you think about (choose one or more):
sex
politics
life
death
The war in Iraq
celebrity lifestyles
Artificial (or natural, if there is any such) Intelligence?
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sex
politics
life
death
The war in Iraq
celebrity lifestyles
Artificial (or natural, if there is any such) Intelligence?
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